THINKING OUT OF THE SQUARE

Dougwe · Chief one feather

THINKING OUT OF THE SQUARE

Tony Bev · Guru

Not only has he thought out of the square, Doug

biggrin He has solved the problem, of the overweight tug rear axle biggrin

bgt · Guru

Dont laugh. Triples are legal in many states in the USA. Legal don't mean smart though.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Rear axle load, a bit more than zero?

Seen in Germany in 2013.

Tony Bev · Guru

Saw something similar, but not as flash, in Carnarvon WA about two years ago

The caravan was there, without the tug

Hung around to get some info from the owners, but I missed them, as they came, and then took off when I was having a meal

Must admit, it was the first and only time I had seen one

dogbox · Guru

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

Rear axle load, a bit more than zero?
Seen in Germany in 2013.

if my memory hasn't left me completely i seem to remember seeing work caravans used by council and road crews based on dog trailer design can't recall seeing any lately

DMaxer · Guru

I saw one years ago in northern NSW. I think it was an old army field hospital that had been converted by one of the local farmers.

yobarr · Guru

And it'sthe only way you'll ever get a Triton to safely tow 3000kg.Cheers

bgt · Guru

This is very common in the USA. Not legal in many states but few get pulled over.

Bicyclecamper · Guru

That first pic, the system would work better, if he had a dual axle trailer, because, I am sure that single axle trailer would kangaroo all the time. Not safe at all.

yobarr · Guru

Bicyclecamper wrote:
That first pic, the system would work better, if he had a dual axle trailer, because, I am sure that single axle trailer would kangaroo all the time. Not safe at all.

Hi Ric...I think you'll find that the kingpin of the trailer is directly over the 'dolly's' axle,as evidenced by the steel beam between wheel wells. Cheers

Tony LEE · Guru

seen in France a few years ago

Tony LEE · Guru

bgt wrote:
This is very common in the USA. Not legal in many states but few get pulled over.

Amazing coincidence

Pretty sure I have that exact same photo somewhere in my collection

Hard part will be remembering where I got it from. Probably some US forum

-- Edited by Tony LEE on Tuesday 26th of January 2021 08:36:33 AM

bgt · Guru

Tony if you have traveled the northern states of the USA such as Montana you will see all sorts of crazy stuff on the road. I have no idea what the police are doing. I know triples are legal but we've seen bigger combinations. There's a photo floating around of one bright spark with the boot lid of his car removed and a fifth wheel attached behind.

But that's what we loved about the USA. All the stuff that's different. Isn't that why your travel?

Tony LEE · Guru

You do get the occasional one that ticks all the boxes even if they wouldn't be acceptable here.

This one had driven down to central America running on waste vegetable oil

-- Edited by Tony LEE on Tuesday 26th of January 2021 09:25:27 AM

oldbloke · Guru

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
Rear axle load, a bit more than zero?
Seen in Germany in 2013.

I've often wondered why larger vans are not designed like this. A dog, isn't it? Cost?

yobarr · Guru

oldbloke wrote:
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
Rear axle load, a bit more than zero?
Seen in Germany in 2013.
I've often wondered why larger vans are not designed like this. A dog, isn't it? Cost?

Hi Neil....it is indeed a Dog trailer.If you had seen as many caravanners as I have who have absolutely NO idea how to reverse even a simple PIG trailer caravan,with only one pivot point (towball),you may not have wondered why there are not more Dog trailer vans built.....these have two pivot points (towball and steerable front axle on van) .Cheers.

Ge · Senior Member

Some great pictures, for those who have travelled overseas they would have seen some great innovations.
We in Australia sadly are held back buy the mainstream caravan manufacturers, its not in their interest to move to far from the overpriced heavy palaces.
PS. i have never been overseas but have travelled by Google a fair bit.

Bicyclecamper · Guru

I came across, a dual axle trayback truck, with a mechanics workshop on it and a fuel tank, pulling a trailer, with a backhoe on it,, pulling a 36 foot caravan, in Tennant Creek, a few years back, He was stopped in a pullover, and I asked him how he got away with it. He said he had a permit, and he showed me it, from NT. RTA, but he as not allowed to leave the state, and it was to be used in the outback only. He was a contractor for roads.

-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 07:11:34 PM

-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 07:31:29 PM